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>> some quick headlines. princess cruise line officials say there are now 499 reported cases of norovirus on the two ships that returned over the weekend. this as 200 passengers on a royal caribbean cruise ship are said to have become sick. and troops resume their assault today. residents remain trapped there as the area is pounded with rockets and artillery. at least 17 people have been killed adding to over 230 people killed over the weekend. gretch? >> thank you, eric. in entrance polls, the majority of nevada caucus goers over the weekend said electability was the most important quality wh...

>> i'm fredricka whitfield in for kyra phillips. we have a number of stories developing on this busy morning but we begin with your pocketbook. just minutes ago we learned the jobless rate has fallen to 8.3%. that's a pretty billing surprise seeing some economists expected it to tick up. let's get perspective from christine romans. what have you learned about how this number has gone down slightly? >> you know, the economy grew in january, and it grew jobs. it grew more jobs than anyone really thought. 243,000 jobs were created in january. the jobs growth, fredricka, was pretty wides...

he visited a l pos precinct near orlando on the eve of the primary. he pledged to stay in the race. >> we'll beat a big lie campaign with a big truth campaign, beat money power with people power. we are going to go all the way to the convention and we are going to win in tampa, and we are going to be the nominee with your help of the republican party soinchts but if the polls are right mitt romney is likely to be the big winner, his healthy lead hasn't topped him from taking a few final shots. romney and his supporters have pounded gingrich the past week, a barrage of negative ads. h...

concordia." today, divers blew a hole in the capsized cruise ship to make the search easier. soon afterwards, they found five bodies, bringing the total of known deaths to 11. now back on land, the ship's captain still in jail, likely facing a host of criminal charges, up to and including manslaughter. not only did he not go down with his ship, an exasperated coast guard official had to order him, more than one, to go back and help rescue passengers. here's a portion of an extraordinary audio recording that turned up today in italian media. it's translated on your screen for you. >> ...

and for now at this point, kyra, i've reached out to some republicans here on the hill. they're reserving judgement at this point. as you know, they frequently talk about wanting smaller government, so on its face this seems like something that they could go along with but, of course, they're waiting right now to see what president obama says. they're waiting to see if there are any catches. you see president obama here doing a couple of things. he's trying to make good on some promises about having more efficient government. he's also trying to put congress in a spot where he says, ...